Industry & American Reform

​Notebook Sheets

I have always enjoyed the lessons on cowboys and the Wild West and I hope you will too. I know you have worked very hard all year and deserve a good laugh, so I found some time period props and created this for your enjoyment :)

Enjoy the unit and work hard partner, maybe someday you'll get the chance to mosie on up to Deadwood or Dodge City.

​Activity 1: Mining and Railroads

1. Read the section above entitled "Mining and Railroads" (pages 578-581 in the America Book)2. Watch the video: Modern Marvels The Comstock Lode3. Watch the video: Building the Transcontinental Rail Road4. Answer questions 1 - 5 on the "Check Your Progess" Section on page 5815. If there is any time left over, as a group look through the website that is hyperlinked under the picture to the left.

​Activity 2: Native Americans Struggle

1. Read the section above entitled "Native Americans Struggle" (pages 584-589 in the America Book)​2. Watch the Video: The Battle of Little Big Horn a.k.a Custer's Last Stand3. Watch the Video: History of the Buffalo Soldier4. Using the information from your reading, create a graphic organizer that covers the all sections of "Broken Treaties", "Other Efforts of Resistance" and "The Failure of Reform"5. If there is any time left over, as a group look through the website that is hyperlinked under the picture to the left

​Activity 3: The Cattle Kingdom

​1. Read the section above entitled "The Cattle Kingdom" (pages 590-594 in the America Book)2. Watch the video: How to Survive the Wild West3. Watch the Video: There Will Always Be Cowboys4. Research the true history of either Tombstone, Deadwood or Dodge City and then write a 2 paragraph summary, make sure to include some information on a famous gun-slinger from that era and city5. If there is any time left over, as a group look through the website that is hyperlinked under the picture to the left

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​Activity 4: Farming in the West

1. Read the section above entitled "Farming in the West" (pages 595-599 in the America Book)​2. Watch the video: Homesteading in the West (extra points if you know where the last song is from)3. Watch the video:The Oregon Trail and the Donnor Party (Just going to say you're welcome ahead of time, enjoy lunch)4. Answer questions 1-8 on the "Check Your Progress" section on page 5995. If there is any time left over, as a group look through the website that is hyperlinked under the picture to the left

​Activity 5: America the Story of US - Westward

1. Watch the History Channel film entitled "Heartland" (make sure you read this whole activity before you begin)2. Create a mock exam based on what you learn in the movie, 10 true/false questions with answers, try to mix it up with equal numbers of true and false. You will need to do this as you watch the video. Print sheet here3. if any time is left over, as a group look through the website that is hyperlinked under the picture to the left

Activity 6: Quiz on the first 5 activities

​1. Click on the link to the left to take your quiz, it must be taken by tomorrow2. Take at home via Discoveryeducation.com (login info is listed on our home page)3. NO CHEATING!!! Letting you take quizzes on your own is a huge show of trust, please do not betray that trust by sharing questions/answer with others or using the internet or your notes to answer them

Activity 8: Big Business and Organized Labor

​1. Read the section above entitled "Big Business and Organized Labor" (pages 614-619 in the America Book)2. Watch the video "Big Business explained", pause the video at 4:10 and copy the image of vertical and horizontal business into your notes, then stop video at 6:40 and fill out the Robber Barron organizer, both organizers are found here​3. Watch the video "Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution"4. If any time is left over review the website hyperlinked to the left as a group

Activity 9: Cities Grow and Change in America & The New Immigrants

1. Read the section above entitled "Cities Grow and Change" (pages 620-624 in the America Book)2. Watch the video "America the Story of US: Cities"3. Read the section above entitled "The New Immigrants (pages 625-629 in the America Book)4. If any time is left over review the hyperlinked website to the left as a group

Activity 11: The Gilded Age

1. Read the section above entitled "The Guilded Age" (pages 644-648 in the America Book)2. Watch the video "The Guilded Age"​3. Watch the video "The Muckrakers"4. Copy the chart entitled "Progressive Political Reforms" on page 647 of the America Book5. Answer questions 1-8 on page 648 (Check Your Progress) of the America Book6. If there is any time left, review the website that is hyperlinked to the left as a group and decide what role did Yellow Journalism play in causing the Spanish American War

Activity 12: Quiz on Last 5 Activities

​1. Click on the link to the left to take your quiz, it must be taken by tomorrow2. Take at home via Discoveryeducation.com (login info is listed on our home page)3. NO CHEATING!!! Letting you take quizzes on your own is a huge show of trust, please do not betray that trust by sharing questions/answer with others or using the internet or your notes to answer them

​Activity 13: The Progressive Presidents

1. Read the section above entitled "The Progressive Presidents" (pages 649-653 in the America Book)2. Watch the video"The Progressive Presidents", stop the video at :50 seconds into the film and copy the chart on limiting big business, stop the video at 3:50 and copy information on President Roosevelt, stop the video at 6:15 and copy information on President Taft, stop video at 7:30 and copy information on President Wilson3. Watch the video "Progressive Reforms"4. Answer the questions 1-5 (check your progress) on page 6535. If there is any time remaining, as a group view the website hyperlinked to the left and decide how it is connected to not only Teddy Roosevelt, but all progressive Presidents

​Activity 15: Struggles for Justice

1. Read the section above entitled "Struggles for Justice" (pages 660-665 in the America Book)2. Watch the video "Booker T. Washington"3. Watch the video"W.E.B. DuBois"4. Watch the video "Asian Immigration to America"​5. View this PBS website and create a timeline of what you view as the 10 most important dates/events listed on the site pre 19306. If there is any time remaining, as a group review the website hyperlinked to the left

Additional Learning Activities

​Child Labor In FactoriesChildren as young as six years old during the industrial revolution worked hard hours for little or no pay. Children sometimes worked up to 19 hours a day, with a one-hour total break.

​"Crucible of Empire" - The Spanish American WarIn an age where "Yellow Journalism" ruled the news, America and Spain will face off in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean over control of Hawaii, The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Cuba.

​The Wilmington Race Riots of 1898The racial conflict of November, 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina, sometimes labeled a race riot or rebellion, was the unfortunate result of many years of post-war political corruption, enforced Reconstruction upon Wilmington and North Carolina, and the concomitant Republican party dominance in the City.

The Fusionist PartyDuring the 1890s, a national phenomenon called Fusion politics united political parties. In some western states the Populist (or People’s Party) and the Democratic Party united, but in North Carolina the movement, combined the Populist and Republican parties

Durham's Black Wall StreetIn the early twentieth century, Parrish Street in Durham, North Carolina, was the hub of African American business activity. This four-block district was known as “Black Wall Street,” a reference to the district of New York City that is home to the New York Stock Exchange and the nation’s great financial firms. Although other cities had similar districts, Durham’s was one of the most vital, and was nationally known. Parrish Street bordered the Hayti community, Durham’s main African American residential district, and the two districts together served as the center of black life in Durham.

​Growth of DurhamDurham has a colorful and eventful history. Long before it was named Durham in the 1800's, it was the site of pivotal events.

The Progressive EraDrawing support from the urban, college-educated middle class, Progressive reformers sought to eliminate corruption in government, regulate business practices, address health hazards, and improve working conditions. They also fought to give the public more direct control over government through direct primaries to nominate candidates for public office, direct election of senators, the initiative, referendum, and recall, and women's suffrage.

Segregation: From Jim Crow Laws To Linda Brown

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​African American Identity In The Guilded Age: Examine the tension experienced by African-Americans as they struggled to establish a vibrant and meaningful identity based on the promises of liberty and equality in the midst of a society that was ambivalent towards them and sought to impose an inferior definition upon them.The primary sources used are drawn from a time of great change that begins after Reconstruction's brief promise of full citizenship and ends with the First World War's Great Migration, when many African-Americans sought greater freedoms and opportunities by leaving the South for booming industrial cities elsewhere in the nation.

Framing Soo Hoo Lem Kong: From 1882 to 1943, the United States government cut back on the number of Chinese immigrants allowed in the U.S. Concern over the large number of immigrants and competition with American workers resulted in the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of May 6, 1882. Enacted by the Forty-seventh Congress, this law suspended immigration of Chinese laborers for ten years. The law created a "Section 6" exempt status for teachers, students, merchants, and travelers, which allowed Chinese people in these classes admission to the United States if they could present a certificate from the Chinese government.

​Labor Unions and Working Conditions: Think about your work environment…are you allowed to rest periodically? Do you earn a decent wage? Can you voice your concerns without losing your job? There was a time when workers in the United States did not have basic rights such as a minimum wage or time for a break.

​​19th Century Women: Struggle and Triumph - Ever wonder what women were doing during the 1800s or what is known as the antebellum period of United States history? Men are well represented in history books as they were the powerful, educated leaders of the country. Women, on the other hand, rarely had opportunities to tell their stories.

​​Women's Suffrage: Their Rights And Nothing Less - Women obtained the right to vote nationwide in 1920. Before 1920, only criminals, the insane, Native Americans, and women were denied the vote. The modern woman's suffrage movement began in the 1840s with the Seneca Falls Convention. How did it happen and why?

​The 1894 Pullman Strike: SAS Curriculum Pathways activity where you will simulate the positions of the main parties involved in the Pullman Palace Car Company labor dispute. You'll participate in a negotiation session where company owners, union members, and government officials meet to settle the strike